The chordeumatidan fauna of the Iberian Peninsula is far from being well known, but recent efforts are improving that knowledge. Samplings carried out in Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (also known as Mesovoid Shallow Substratum) on several screes Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (central Spain) have led to discovery a new species millipede. This belongs family Haplobainosomatidae, which mainly northern Peninsula, and thus this first record central Spain. However, extremely simple gonopods...

In this paper we describe a new type of subterranean habitat associated with dry watercourses in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula, "Alluvial Mesovoid Shallow Substratum" (alluvial MSS). Historical observations and data from field sampling specially designed to study MSS fauna streambeds temporary support description habitat. To conduct sampling, 16 devices were placed region Spain. The traps operated for 12 months temperature relative humidity recorded characterise A large number species was...

Although Iberian subsurface terrestrial habitats have been sampled for a half century, they remain poorly known. During the last five years much more sampling of these has made, mainly in scree slopes (also called colluvial Mesovoid Shallow Substratum habitats, MSS) but also alluvial debris temporal watercourses (alluvial MSS). In our study, diplurans, basal hexapod group, were extracted from two hundred traps installed 69 locations mountain ranges six different regions Peninsula, north to...

Recent samplings in cavities of the Iberian Peninsula led to discovery a new millipede species order Callipodida one cave region El Bierzo (León, Spain): Lusitanipus xanin sp. nov. In additional (near that cave), more specimens this were discovered surface habitats. The has various distinctive characteristics, such as its green colour, but morphology gonopod several similarities with alternans (Verhoeff, 1893), indicating close relationship between them. diagnosis genus Mauriès, 1978 be...

Urbanisation is increasing worldwide and regarded a major driver of environmental change altering local species assemblages. Private domestic gardens contribute significant share total green area in cities, but their biodiversity has received relatively little attention. Previous studies mainly considered plants, flying invertebrates such as bees butterflies, birds. By using multi-taxa approach focused on less mobile, ground-dwelling invertebrates, we examined the influence garden...

Abstract Climate warming is predicted to result in changes phenology, behaviour and abundance as well poleward shifts or upslope displacements of the distribution species. However, climate‐warming induced patterns have rarely been studied ground‐dwelling arthropods. We investigated upper elevational limit relative 11 millipede species by repeating historical surveys from 1917 1919 five valleys Swiss National Park (Eastern Alps) 2018–2019. found that for 10 out has risen, on average, 161 m...

Sampling of a Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) scree in the Guadarrama mountains (Madrid, Spain) revealed population crickets genus Nemobius Serville. A detailed morphological study that cricket was new species, interstitialis sp. nov., which is principally characterized by absence tympanum outer margin foreleg tibiae and peculiar design venation forewing male. this environment over 1 year using surface MSS pitfall traps, set at depth one meter, allowed dynamics. pop-ulation maximum...

Over the last 40 years, hypogenic karst/caves have become well known and hypogene speleogenesis has been used to explain formation of some largest subterranean maze caves. These systems involve confined aquifers with upwards flow, responsible for their karstification. Such spaces begun could be remain isolated from surface contiguous habitats, including shallow ones. We studied invertebrate fauna geology/speleogenesis two recently opened caves Eastern Iberian Peninsula, which clearly showed...

Abstract Urbanization is occurring around the globe, changing environmental conditions and influencing biodiversity ecosystem functions. Urban domestic gardens represent a small‐grained mosaic of diverse habitats for numerous species. The challenging in urban support species possessing certain traits, exclude other Functional diversity therefore often altered gardens. By using multi‐taxa approach focused on native grassland plants ground‐dwelling invertebrates with overall low mobility...

Elevational gradients along mountain slopes offer opportunities to study key factors shaping species diversity patterns. Several environmental change over short distances the elevational gradient in predictable ways. However, different taxa respond these differently resulting various proposed models for biodiversity patterns transects. Using a multi-taxa approach, we investigated effects of elevation, area, habitat and soil characteristics on richness, individual abundance composition six...

Recently, a series of systematized studies the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS) are being carried in several enclaves Iberian Peninsula, which have entailed finding enigmatic ant Aphaenogaster cardenai Espadaler, 1981, hitherto considered as hypogean, mountain range far away from its known distribution area. Its ecological role and possible area discussed due to this finding, well morphology, distribution, habitat use, flight ability sexual forms, moment activity. This enabled reviewing...

Two new species of the genus Orchesella Templeton, 1836 have been identified following intensive sampling in Colluvial Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (Mesovoid Shallow Substratum, or MSS) Sierra de Guadarrama using Subterranean Sampling Devices (SSD). The data were obtained from first extraction traps between May and October 2015. During a study Collembola taxon, 32 different genera (61 species) identified. highest representative presence almost all was Orchesella, with two species. One...

SummaryThe mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) of two areas in the Moncayo Massif (Zaragoza, Spain) was sampled for a year with subterranean pitfall traps installed at one meter depth stony debris. Throughout this period, large contingent imagoes Dima assoi Pérez Arcas 1872 (Elateridae) found; is species whose genus disjunctively distributed high altitudes, Himalayas and Europe. It frequently appeared four located (a bare scree), as well some surface traps, but less other area beech forest)....

Millipedes (Diplopoda), with a few notable exceptions, are poor dispersers, showing very high degree of endemicity, not the least in mountains. The first samplings Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) higher altitudes Sierra Nevada Mountains (Baetic System, Southern Spain) have led to discovery number millipedes, each species present different establishment this subterranean environment. An update knowledge on millipedes region, data millipede communities MSS and description Ceratosphys...

A new millipede species, Ommatoiulus longicornis n. sp. is described from the subterranean habitat in eastern Spain, and elongation of its antennae discussed relation to where it dwells. We take occasion discuss appendages as a troglobiomorphic character millipedes shed light on various, sometimes controversial, hypotheses that could have led these modifications other arthropods.

A new hypogean species of Trechus Clairville, arrecheai sp. nov., is described from the Iberian Peninsula. It was captured by subterranean pitfall traps in a non-calcareous Superficial Subterranean Habitat Moncayo Massif (Zaragoza, Spain). Data on accompanying fauna are provided and biogeographical implications this discovery discussed. synthesis data about known distribution angusticollis group provided.

Abstract A historical review of the study genus Typhlocharis and a synthesis current knowledge are carried out, providing context for description new species in province Alicante (Spain). Relevant data on biotic abiotic environment where lives also provided. With regard to its taxonomic position, it is affiliated with monastica group, although necessary redefine that group. The most plausible hypothesis unusual presence unguiform gonocoxites implications systematics group discussed. Finally,...

Carabid beetles of the tribe Licinini use their asymmetric mandibles to open shells land snails. Prey handling large snails has been described in a few species. We observed for first time how male Licinus depressus (Paykull, 1790) opens small prey ( Chondrina arcadica (Reinhardt, 1881)) and eats soft bodies. The beetle holds conical snail shell with its forelegs breaks wall right-hand coiled shell. In doing so, rotates counter-clockwise opening it stepwise along dorsal part whorls towards...

The troglobiont millipede Typhlopsychrosoma baeticaense (Mauriès, 2013) is recorded in the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) of two screes Aitana and Bernia mountains (Eastern Iberian Peninsula), far away from its known distribution area. A detailed Scanning Electron Microscopy iconography provides additional information on gonopod morphology, as well other details such inconspicuous evaginations cuticle at place eyes anophthalmous specimens. We present an updated map a key to species genus,...